''Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town'' is the 73rd album by

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country singer

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

, released in 1987, and his first for Mercury Records. It was re-released in 2003, paired with '' Boom Chicka Boom'' on a single CD. " Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an

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song from his album ''

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'', released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, '' Old No. 1''. The album reached #36 on the country charts, while the only released single, " The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at #43.C. Eric Banister -Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black 1617136085 2014 "“Sixteen Tons,” written by Merle Travis, fits, as one would expect, like a coal miner's glove, while “Letters from Home,” by Jack Wesley Routh and John Charles Crowley, finds Cash in a sentimental mood." "Ballad of Barbara" is a rerecording of a track that had been a hit single for Cash in the early 1970s. A number of tracks left over from the album's recording sessions would later surface on Cash's final Mercury album, ''

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'', released in 1991.

Track listing

Personnel

*Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar * Waylon Jennings - vocals on " The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" *Jim Soldi - lead and

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, backing vocals *

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...

- lead and acoustic guitar,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

, backing vocals *Pete Wade - lead guitar *

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- lead guitar *

Joey Miskulin Joseph Michael Miskulin (born January 6, 1949) is an American accordionist and producer. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Johnny Cash, John Denver, Emmylou Harr ...

- lead guitar, acoustic bass, backing vocals,

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* Jack Clement - acoustic guitar,

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, Jews harp, kazoo *Mike Elliot - acoustic guitar *Jimmy Tittle - electric bass, backing vocals *Joe Allen, Michael Rhodes - electric bass *

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- acoustic bass * W.S. "Fluke" Holland -

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* Kenny Malone - percussion *Jack Hale, Jr. - horns, keyboards *Bob Lewin - horns, keyboards *Jay Patten - horns *Earl Poole Ball - piano *Charles Cochrane - piano, keyboards * Lloyd Green -

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Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He ...

, Mark O'Connor, Vassar Clements -

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*Paco -

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* June Carter and The Carter Family (June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, Anita Carter, Carlene Carter), Cinday Cash-Stuart, Bernard Peyton - backing vocals *Charlie Williams - announcer voice on "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town"

Additional personnel

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by Jack Clement *Assistant producer: David Ferguson *Recorded at the Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa * Engineers: Rich Adler (chief engineer and technical director), David Ferguson *

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: Dave Ferguson (all except "Heavy Metal...") and Rich Adler ("Heavy Metal...") *

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: Joey Miskulin * Mastering: Glenn Meadows, Masterfonics *Production manager: Coley Coleman * Liner notes: John Lomax III *Eyes courtesy: Dr. Marie Kelly, Dr. Burkett Nelson * Photography: Slick Lawson *Art design: Virginia Team *Design: Jerry Joyner, Joe Rogers

Charts

Album - ''Billboard'' (United States) Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

External links

Luma Electronic's Johnny Cash discography listing
Is Coming to Town, Johnny Cash 1987 albums Albums produced by Jack Clement Mercury Nashville albums {{1980s-country-album-stub es:Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series